The Crock of Gold

James Stephens

Echo Library, Sep 30, 2006 - Fiction - 116 pages

Found in this volume are six delightful short stories on a variety of topics. Contents: coming of Pan; philosopher's journey; two gods; philosopher's return; policemen; thin woman's journey and the happy march. Illustrated.

What people are saying

Review: The Crock of Gold (Revised Edtion)

User Review  - TP Kennedy - Goodreads

Not for me though I'm sure that second generation Irish would love this. It's a mix of Irish mythology (not particularly well told), whimsy and story telling in a high edwardian style. It's not ...

Review: The Crock of Gold (Revised Edtion)

User Review  - Jason Downey - Goodreads

This is a witty story that reads, for large swaths, like someone telling you a story over a campfire. Very unselfconscious; very unconcerned with prosaic acrobatics. It's got a plot, and it's charming ...

Contents

• The Coming of Pan: 1
• The Philosophers Journey: 35
• The Two Gods: 51
• The Philosophers Return: 56
• The Policemen: 68
• The Thin Womans Journey And The Happy March: 93

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Crock of Gold
• Author: James Stephens
• Publisher: Echo Library, 2006
• ISBN: 1406830275, 9781406830279
• Length: 116 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (single author)